Technical Writer - Blackstone VA

VetJobs; Blackstone (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

White Wolf Managed Services Company (WWMSC) is seeking a full-time Technical Writer for the Program Office at FASTC, Blackstone, VA. You will develop, edit, and maintain technical documents and student/instructor materials in line with SOP and FLETA standards.

The role requires at least six years in editing and publication development, a Bachelor's degree, and a SECRET clearance or ability to obtain one. Strong writing and formatting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Six (6) or more years of experience in editing and publication development.
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills needed.
• Strong time management and multi-tasking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Creates/Designs/Maintains/Edits publications and reference materials per SOP and DoS standards.
• Collaborates with instructional designers and SMEs to gather content.
• Ensure materials conform to policies and formats; select illustrative materials.
• Provide final reviews for tone, layout, and production specs.

Skills

Excellent written and oral skills

Time management

Project management

Attention to detail

Audience tailoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Paint

Publisher

Outlook

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Snipping Tool

SharePoint

Job description

Military Affiliation

Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers if you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience.

Summary

White Wolf Managed Services Company (WWMSC) is seeking a full-time Technical Writer. The Technical Writer is responsible for developing, writing, editing, reviewing and maintaining various documents and publications for the Program Office in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) standards. The position is based in Blackstone, VA at the U.S. Department of State, Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC).

Essential Functions

• Creates/Designs/Maintains/Edits various publications, which may include but are not limited to technical documents, reports student guides, instructor guides, course material, and other reference materials, ensuring adherence to standards, formats, content/structure integrity and usability. This includes interface with the end-product production department;
• Collaborates with instructional systems designers, distributed learning designers, and subject matter experts to acquire information and content for the production of original documentation;
• Ensures that materials are consistent with Department of State (DoS) policies, Training and Performance standards, and established formats, as well as other information presented during training;
• Consults on or selects illustrative materials for inclusion in various publications. These include, but are not limited to photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts;
• Provides documentation and publications to meet the requests/needs of clients, subject matter experts, and/or management;
• Performs initial reviews of publications/documentation and provide recommendations for revisions to scope, format, content, etc., as needed;
• Performs final reviews of proposed publications for tone, design, layout, editorial, and production specification aspects before release;
• Applies a consistent set of style, grammar, and punctuation practices to documents;
• Maintains files and copies of work assignments and revisions according to recommendations and/or established best practices/standards;
• Employee requires infrequent supervision and is expected to work independently according to established policies and accepted practice.

Supervisory Responsibility

None required for this position.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Ability to work outdoors where conditions may be unpleasant or uncomfortable, irregular and unscheduled hours and with exposure to personal risks.

Physical Demands

• Ability to complete work requiring regular and recurring physical and mental exertion, long periods of standing, and irregular hours.
• Ability to work in unpleasant or adverse environmental conditions, such as extreme hot and cold.
• Ability to lift and carry equipment and materials.
• Ability to work effectively in an environment that consists of numerous personnel and use of pyrotechnics.
• Expresses or exchanges ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evening and weekend hours required, as required by business need.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• Travel: Travels as necessary to other U.S. and foreign training sites, though it is not expected such travel will exceed 25% of total work time.
• Experience: Six (6) or more years of experience in editing and publication development.
• Education: Must possess a Bachelor's Degree in a related field.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Excellent command of the English language to include grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills; and attention to detail. Must also possess the motivation to start and complete projects with minimal oversight;
• Strong time management, project management, and multi-tasking skills;
• Ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject‑matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of diagrams, or other appropriate methods;
• Able to tailor writing and publications for a specific type of audience;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and Paint;
• Proficiency in Publisher, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Windows Media Player, Snipping Tool (or other screen capture software), and Notepad;
• Intermediate Skills In Microsoft SharePoint Preferred.

Security Clearance

Must be a US citizen and possess or be able to obtain/maintain a SECRET clearance.

No clearance required for this position.

Drug Free Workplace

All Native Group is a Drug Free Workplace. It is our policy that all new hires must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen as a condition of employment. In addition, all employees are subject to random drug screens throughout the term of their employment with All Native Group.

Certificates/Security Clearances/Other

No clearance required for this position.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors

City

Blackstone

State

Virginia

Job Category

Management

Job Code

Contract Specialist

Affiliate Sponsor

All Native

Salary Range

Not Disclosed